New Dawn Private School
Not yet rated Al Qusais, Dubai · Indian (CBSE/ICSE)
- KHDA rating
- Not yet rated
Newly opened or not yet through a full inspection cycle. Ratings are from the last full inspection cycle (2023–24).
- Annual fees
- AED 8,000 to 15,000 a year
Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.
- Curriculum
- Indian (CBSE/ICSE)
- Established
- Founded 2003
- School transport
- Bus service available
- Location
- Al Qusais, Dubai
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In context
Its mid-range fee is about 23 per cent below the median for Indian (CBSE/ICSE) schools in this guide (AED 15,000). It has not yet completed a full KHDA inspection cycle — no rating is not a bad rating, but there is no inspection evidence yet either. As a CBSE school, its academic year runs April to March — plan relocation timing around this.
These comparisons are computed from the verified data in this register, not editorial opinion.
What the inspectors said
This school has not yet been inspected by KHDA, so there is no rating and no inspection findings to report. What follows is verified public record about the school itself — what it has committed to, and what remains unproven — kept clearly separate from anything a regulator has judged.
What is known and committed:
- Opened August 2024, following the National Curriculum for England for Years 1 to 6 enhanced by the Cambridge Primary curriculum, and growing year by year from EYFS toward Year 7 and beyond.
- An inclusive admissions policy, with a leadership structure that includes named functional leads for Inclusion, Arabic and Islamic Studies, Curriculum and Assessment, and Pastoral Care.
- Affordable British-curriculum provision in Muhaisnah 4, with discounted founding fees offering genuine value at the lower rates.
What is not yet proven:
- No KHDA inspection rating exists yet — new schools are typically inspected in full in their third year of operation, and with the current pause that report may be some way off.
- The secondary pathway is not yet in operation and extracurricular breadth is limited compared with established schools — this is an early-adopter choice, with the promise and the uncertainty that implies.
- The school’s ownership structure is not publicly detailed — a fair thing to ask about directly.
- Its launch was announced very late in the summer of 2024, leaving little lead time before opening: ask how staffing and enrolment have settled since.
Inclusion (students of determination): No KHDA rating and no published inclusion data — the school opened in August 2024 and a first full inspection normally follows in the third year of operation. What is verifiable is that its leadership structure includes a named functional lead for Inclusion alongside leads for Arabic and Islamic Studies, Curriculum and Assessment, and Pastoral Care, and that the school operates an inclusive admissions policy. For a school this new that is a structure rather than a track record, and we label it as such. If your child needs support, ask who holds the inclusion lead role today, how many students of determination are on roll, and what happens when a need exceeds what a small and growing team can deliver. See the special educational needs guide for the questions to ask on a visit.
Inspector summaries are being added school by school as each report is read — 169 of 169 so far, dated per cycle, never invented. A school without a summary yet is unread, not unjudged.
Visit kit
Questions worth asking on a tour — tuned to this school’s rating and curriculum:
- Which facilities are open today, and which are still ‘coming soon’?
- Who leads inclusion here — and may we meet them before enrolling?
- How much staff turnover did you have last year, and why?
- What are actual class sizes this term — not the maximum?
- How and how often will I hear about my child’s progress?
- If the school is not full, what happens to fees and staffing next year?
- How do you handle children joining outside the April intake?
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Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.
Other schools in Al Qusais
- International Academic School — Acceptable, AED 18,000 to 35,000 a year
- Ambassador School — Very Good, AED 20,000 to 38,000 a year
- The Millennium School — Very Good, AED 18,278 to 26,876 a year
- Star International School Al Qusais — Good, Fees not listed — confirm with the school
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